Art and Music
Students are immersed in art and music each week. Through these programs, students have the opportunity to express themselves artistically—whether in painting, drawing, singing, or playing instruments. The Lower School’s goals include fostering a love of the arts, helping children find joy in the creative process, and opening students’ eyes to the diversity of artistic experiences.
Music
The Lower School’s music program encompasses all aspects of music: singing, playing instruments, creative movement, and dancing, all of which contribute to musical literacy and a deeper understanding of history and culture.
Visual Arts
Visual art is a vibrant part of the Lower School experience. Both in the classroom and in weekly art classes, students use art as a way to learn about new concepts and ideas and to communicate their own big ideas about the world.
The visual arts program at the Lower School provides children an opportunity to experience their creative selves by experimenting with foundational elements of art such as line, shape, color, pattern, composition, form, texture, and scale. Students explore these concepts while using a wide array of materials and techniques, such as papier-mâché, painting, drawing, construction and assemblage, fiber arts, printmaking, collage, and ceramics.
Students are exposed to a diverse set of artists, movements, and cultures throughout history in the art room. The art curriculum incorporates social and environmental justice themes, as well as classroom studies in social studies and math. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students feel a sense of connection and accomplishment as they grow in skill while fully embracing the notion that “practice makes progress.”